Designer - Autocad

Join a leading utilities company recognised for innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we deliver high quality solutions across the multi-utility sector, and as our team continues to grow, we're looking to welcome a skilled Multi-Utility Designer to join us.

We're looking for a Multi-Utility Designer to support Pre-Contract, Post-Contract or Variations activity, delivering coordinated electricity, gas and water designs across the full project lifecycle. From producing value-engineered proposals and quotations, through to managing design approvals, construction drawings and client variations, this role plays a key part in ensuring designs are accurate, compliant, commercially sound and ready to progress.

As a Multi-Utility Designer, you'll work closely with internal teams, clients and external stakeholders to manage technical and commercial requirements, update and approve designs, and support smooth handovers from initial offer through to construction. This is a varied role offering exposure to early-stage design development, post-contract approvals and ongoing design changes on live projects.

What's in it for you as a Multi-Utility Designer? Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Holiday buy scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Volunteering Day
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts via our MilesMore benefits platform
• Refer a friend incentive
• Stream Financial wellbeing platform
• Employee assistance programme
• Car allowance
• Hybrid working*
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay**

*Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period*

Your responsibilities as a Multi-Utility Designer:

• Pre-Contract: Produce cost-effective, value-engineered multi-utility designs that meet client and industry requirements. Prepare accurate quotation documentation, including Bills of Quantities, Financial Summary Reports and Letters of Offer. Support technical and commercial validation and ensure a smooth handover of approved designs to post-contract teams.
• Variations: Manage and assess design variation requests, evaluating impacts on scope, cost and programme. Update designs and prepare revised quotations and documentation to reflect approved changes. Coordinate technical and commercial approvals, progressing variations through to client acceptance and construction handover.
• Post-Contract: Produce detailed multi-utility construction drawings and design approval packs for electricity, gas and water networks. Coordinate submissions and approvals with network operators, water incumbents and internal stakeholders. Manage design updates and issue approved-for-construction drawings to support safe and efficient project delivery.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Multi-Utility Design Experience
• Qualifications: HNC / Relevant Degree

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Multi-Utility Designer? Apply now! We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

About us: Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK. We understand construction and we know utilities. We design, build, own, and manage the last mile of essential utilities infrastructure. With a proven history of delivering multi-utility connections across Great Britain, we provide a full suite of utility infrastructure, including clean heat networks, electricity, gas, water, wastewater and fibre. With a strong track record, deep industry knowledge and solid investor backing, we take a forward-thinking approach to the complex economic, social and environmental challenges of today, to innovate for a better tomorrow. Through Last Mile and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management, we provide a one-stop shop for new utility connections. We're proud to be both a Great Place to Work certified business and a Living Wage Employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and valuing our people.